The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-11-24
BARNUM'S FIRE.
The Animals Quarters Of Barnum's
Circus Burned.
Cages Of Wild Animals Turned Loose
In the Streets.
The White Elephants and LeCpards
Burned to Death.
Forest Fires in Indiana Playing Sad
Havoc.

at Bridgeport were burned to the
ground last night. One of the watch
men, George M. Meyers was making
his rounds about 10 O'Clock, when he1
discovered flames in one corner of the
building where the horses are kept.
He rushed around the building to
warn the employees, when he was
knocked sensleSs by someone with
club. He lay on the ground I'M
conscious for twenty minutes and
when he revived half of the
building was in flames. He
awakened the sleepers in the
building and some rushed to an
alarm box half mile away and pulled
it, neglecting to to sound the alarm, for
a box is located at the entrance to the
grounds. This caused a delay of half
an hour in the arrival of the depart
ment, and when it did come it could do
ings. In the mean time twenty
eight elephants were turned
loose. The white elephants, Sampson
and Alice were destroyed. The other
elephants rushed about the city and
one fell on man, breaking three of
his ribs and one leg. The old lion
used on top of the cage in the pro-
cession was hauled out of the flames by
his keeper, William Bulkely. AS soon
as he was out of the building the crowd
attempted to kill him by beating his
head with clubs and firing shots at him
from a revolver. HE was secured and
placed in a pen but broke out and scaled
a ten foot fence and took refuge in
| barn where he killed SOW. He was
shot while breakfasting. Eight men who
were sleeping in the, building
and one who was sick
was dragged off his bed and out in the
air. at IL O'Clock most of the ele-
plants had been cOrralled. A rhinoce-
rOuS was got out of the building but
was burned and cut both by getting
out of the cage and by the crowd who
seemed determined to kill all animals
which came out of the building. Only the
cat animals were burned. The monkeys
and others were in other buildings.
Many of the idols which are exhibited
with the show were burned. Cries of
| the burning animals were heart
rending and through the flames could
be seen the Timer leopards and other
cat animals dashing frantically about
their cages and finally snccumbing to
| the smoke and flames. The elephants
rushed madly about the streets flashing
| their burned and torn sides with their
trunks and scattering the crowds in
| all directions. 1t is reported that
several men were picked up
| and thrown over fences and
more or less injured. The birds were
all in New York city at Central Park.
| In the paint shop were many of the
handsome chariOts undergoing repairs.
They were wheeled out as fast as pos
sible, but not without injury. AT II
| o'clock what two hours before was the
home of some of the wonders
of the earth lay heap of smoul-
dering ruins from which ascend
the ordor of burning flesh. The cages
twisted in all ways and still incandes-
cent stood out prominently among the
ruins against the dark background of
night.
Among the animals destroyed were
| four elephantas, five lions, seven
leopards, six panthers, four kangaroo,
six horses and a large number of
smaller beasts. Mr.. Baily said this
morning that 100000 would
| animals and all the paraphernalia de-
stroyed would be replaced as soon as
possible and last nights fire would not
interfere with next seasons show.
Insurance placed through Staples
s. Co., on the building and
property burned is as follows: Building.
81, lbs; animals, $35, 900; of the latter
burned; 81 $50 on the hippopotamus.
The building will be rebuilt as soon as
possible.
FOREST FIRES RAGING.
| SEYMOUR, Ind, Nov. 21.-The for
ests in the western part of this county
took fire again on Friday and the fire
is still raging with fearful effect. The
people are poWerless to do anything tC
check the destructive elements on &C
count of continuous high winds and nc
water. The destruction of timber an6
| fencing is already very great.
FREIGHT TRAINS COLLIDE.
/ VIENNA, ILL.,, Nov. 21.-Yesterda
afternoon four miles north of this city
on the Cairo, Vincennes s. Chicago
railroad two freight trains collided
The two engines and eight cars wer;
. Frank Barton, the engineers, Richard
Walker, brakeman and fireman
Schaeffer were instantly killed.
SWEEPING EVERYTHING.
: LEOPOLD, Perry county Ind. Nov. 81
|, THE fires in the woods in thi
vicinity are sweeping everything be
fore them. Everything is dry a:
, height OF fifteen feet and sweep owe
! the highways as rapidly as owe
! narrow paths in the roads.
al A 300, 900 BLAZE.
. YORK, Neb., Nov. PA fire her
yesterday destroyed seven stores, in
: Guiding the Union and Masonic blocks
: Loss, 500, 600.
{ BELLIGERENT STRIKERS.
Il NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 21.-Labo
: troubles at Thibadeaux are not ovel
+ For several days past white and blac
hands working peacefully under on
i shed have been fired into by negr
a strikers. Several were wounded an
4 once has since died. The outlook
! very dark. The town is full of idl
negroes and each day they become NOR
and more atr0clOuS. Last evening
large meeting assembled and appointe
vigilance committee made up of lead
ing citizens white and colored.
SHOCKING DEATH.
NEW YORK, Nov. 19.-Winifre
Egan, a young married woman, me
with shocking death in the wen {
the servants elevator of the Palatis
Berkshire Apartment House YESTERDAY
The car was in charge OF Toney Fres
land, a colored boy, aged Is years. III
elevator car is SO arranged that th
wire grating forming one side of it ma
q be slid up by hand five or six feet, s
< that trunks and large articles of furn
Is ture may be placed on the car platform
h This grating was open yesterday, q
n though Ffeeland had express orders
70 keep it closed. As the ear passed Il
y first floor of the building, Mrs. Ega
10 changed her position so that her DIRE
# extended through the open space an
is was caught in the elevator shaft. In 9
Ne instant she was drawn toward the eds
IN of the car, and although her cousil
Of who was on the elevator with be
is grasped her by the cloak, the unto
y. tunate woman was swiftly vrestt
IL from him. just then the eleyat
n passed large open space, and throuf
Of this Mrs. Egan's body disappeare
Of The car passed on, crushing the ia
y | and neck Of the woman remorse
- against the woodwork of the shat
~ The body then fell under the car to &